masklike
- adjective
- /ˈmæskˌlaɪk/
:
sin expresión
- On the Lower East Side, as in Picasso's picture, however, the woodenness of the women's stances and their faces' masklike stolidity suggest that they know they are party to a tiresome artifice.
- masklike face
Examples
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In the dim light, her face appeared masklike, revealing no hints of her true feelings.
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Ice Fire rubbed his masklike face, feeling the warm hand of the Singer on his shoulder.
Fiction book (1990) -
He's been smiling, but his smile is only half there, on the lower part of his face, masklike.
Fiction book (1997) -
Right now, anger and alarm were stirring deep beneath her masklike face.
Fiction book (2000) -
His face was like those of the people in church the night before (though I hadn't seen his there): broad, impassive, masklike.
Fiction book (1991) -
Beneath the controlled, opaque, masklike veneer, the shot suggests, may lie a chaotic, murderous desire.
Academic text (1999) -
More common is a frontal view, as in Figure 16, where the two identical figures, who are slightly taller than the other persons in the scene, have masklike faces framed by six curls, adding to their powerful appearance.
Academic text (1993) -
The actor delivered his lines with a masklike expression, making it hard to read his emotions.
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Even after hearing the good news, he maintained a masklike demeanor, betraying no joy.
Synonyms
15
4.8
Having dark patches on the face like a mask
11
4.4
Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling
Antonyms
How Expressionless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Masklike comes from the word mask, which in turn comes from Italian maschera meaning 'mask' or a face covering. A mask hides the face and the feelings behind it, so masklike describes a face that looks fixed and expressionless, as if emotion is hidden.